Author: KenMcConnell

Back Cover Art – Starveyors

Source: via Ken on Pinterest   Here are some back cover thumbnails I did for the Starveyors paperback. The first one shows the Silicant, Eighty-eight engaging the Votainion fleet at Selene. I like this, but it might be harder to…

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Paperbacks

We’re working on paperback versions for all three of the Star Trilogy novels to be released early next year. So those of you who have issues with ebooks, you can then buy them in paperback and enjoy them. best online…

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Twitter Posts from 2012-09-29 to 2012-10-05

HTTPS Support Arrives In Unity Shopping Lens http://t.co/JKZQVsde 2012-10-03 For the first time ever, more people from California visited my blog than Idaho. I need to keep hitting refresh more often. 2012-10-03 Top five states to visit my blog: 1….

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Beta Reader Findings

Erre via Compfight The best way to find the big picture flaws of your novel is to let people read it. Not everyone, but a small, subset of everyone. Try and find folks who are not familiar with your work…

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Taking Stock

las – initially via Compfight Today I didn’t write during my lunch hour. Instead, I read everything that I have written so far on my WIP. Sometimes its good to do that and see if you are achieving the tone…

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Writing Tools on Ubuntu

When you come to Ubuntu from the Mac or Windows worlds, you start looking around for programs that you used on your old system. Sometimes you easily find versions of your favorite tools and sometimes it can be a challenge…

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Twitter Posts from 2012-09-22 to 2012-09-28

GITS Script Reading & Analysis: “Raiders of the Lost Ark” — Character | Go Into The Story http://t.co/Pc7nwJjU 2012-09-27 New post: Geany IDE and Python Programming http://t.co/8bgWvII7 2012-09-28 It's a Meatloaf Friday with a $5.00 Bat Out of Hell purchase…

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A Sci-Fi Writer’s Operating System

Is this not the coolest operating system ever? (click to embiggen)

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Geany IDE and Python Programming

I’ve been helping my youngest son, Spencer, learn to program in Python by designing an RPG game. We’re following this guy on YouTube and will then branch off and add to his framework. Spen’s using my old netbook running the…

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